Baked Bean Ascidian (Dendrodoa grossularia)

Invertebrateverified

Dendrodoa grossularia

(Van Beneden, 1846)

Baked Bean Ascidian

Also known as: Druifzakpijp

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About

Max size

2 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Ascidiacea

Order

Stolidobranchia

Family

Styelidae

Where to find it

common

occasional

rare

Denmark France (Atlantic)

Other species in Styelidae

Golden Star Tunicate (Botryllus schlosseri)

Botryllus schlosseri

Golden Star Tunicate

Asian Sea Squirt (Styela plicata)

Styela plicata

Asian Sea Squirt

Asian Tunicate (Styela clava)

Styela clava

Asian Tunicate

Chain Tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus)

Botrylloides violaceus

Chain Tunicate

Giant Tunicate (Polycarpa spongiabilis)

Polycarpa spongiabilis

Giant Tunicate

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